Can’t Orgasm? You Might Just Need The Right Pillow (Yes, Pillow!)

It’s no secret that when it comes to orgasm, there’s a little bit of a difference between men and women.

The orgasm gap is alive and well; one study found a 52 percent difference in the number of orgasms achieved by men and women. A further study showed that men reach climax 85 percent of the time when with a familiar partner while women only orgasm only 63 percent of the time. This gap widens when it comes to casual sex.

There is a multitude of reasons for these statistics, including the fact that women are often judged more harshly for casual sex than their male counterparts. Our cultural obsession with penetrative sex and the normalization of ‘penis in vagina’ relations frequently prioritizes the male orgasm.

Now don’t get me wrong, I’m not blaming men for the gap (nor am I blaming their penises). What I’m saying is that there’s a distinct lack of education and awareness around the issue.